Games

Marvel Rivals developer has undergone a round of layoffs
19 February 2025

Marvel Rivals dev NetEase suffers layoffs for ‘organisational reasons’
‘Marvel Rivals’ developer NetEase Games has suffered a round of layoffs. The studio confirmed it would be letting go of an unspecified number of employees - including all Seattle-based staff - ...

Just Cause creator Christofer Sundberg's studio Liquid Swords has undergone a round of layoffs
18 February 2025

Just Cause creator’s new studio Liquid Swords undergoes layoffs before releasing first game
Liquid Swords has suffered a round of layoffs. The studio - which was founded in 2020 by ‘Just Cause’ creator Christofer Sundberg - announced it would be letting go of an ...

Marvel Rivals success is 'really great' for Overwatch 2, the Blizzard game's director has said
18 February 2025

Marvel Rivals’ success is ‘really great’ for Overwatch 2, director says
‘Overwatch 2’ director Aaron Keller thinks it’s “really great” ‘Marvel Rivals’ has become so successful. The superhero title - which was developed by NetEase Games - has dominated the hero-shooter genre ...

Lost Records: Bloom + Rage was delayed to give developer Don’t Nod 'a bit more breathing room' to work on the game
18 February 2025

Lost Records: Bloom + Rage head explains how Life is Strange: Double Exposure delayed the game
‘Lost Records: Bloom + Rage’ was delayed to give developer Don’t Nod “a bit more breathing room” to work on the game. The first entry in the two-part adventure title released ...

Amazon employees have rejected a union vote at a North Carolina warehouse.
17 February 2025

Amazon employees reject union in vote at North Carolina warehouse
Amazon employees have rejected a union vote at a North Carolina warehouse. Employees of the tech giant in a base near Raleigh cast 3,276 ballots and there were 2,447 votes opposing ...

Apple is reportedly exploring 'humanoid vs non-humanoid robots' for the future
17 February 2025

Apple exploring both 'humanoid and non-humanoid robots for the future
Apple is reportedly exploring "humanoid vs non-humanoid robots" for its smart home ecosystem. The tech company behind the iPhone and the iPad is said to be looking at how robots of ...

Instgaram has been testing out a dislike button
17 February 2025

Instgaram tests out dislike button
Instgaram has been testing out a dislike button. The Meta app has utitlsied the traditional 'like' button - which has been a staple on the social media landscape since the advent ...

Rainbow Six Siege X has been announced by Ubisoft
17 February 2025

Rainbow Six Siege X announced by Ubisoft
Ubisoft has announced ‘Rainbow Six Siege X’. The studio released the original ‘Rainbow Six Siege’ in 2015 and has been updating the tactical shooter title ever since, and Ubisoft has now ...

Marvel Rivals could release on the Nintendo Switch 2
17 February 2025

Marvel Rivals could come to Nintendo Switch 2, game producer says
‘Marvel Rivals’ producer Weicong Wu has said developer NetEase Games is “open” to bringing the title to the Nintendo Switch 2. While the hero-shooter is available on PlayStation, Xbox and PC, ...

Xbox head Phil Spencer is no longer 'trying to move [PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch players] all over to Xbox anymore'
17 February 2025

Xbox head Phil Spencer ‘not trying to move PS5 and Nintendo Switch players all over to Xbox anymore’
Xbox boss Phil Spencer is no longer “trying to move [PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch players] all over to Xbox anymore”. As the studio continues to move away from exclusive titles ...

Grand Theft Auto Online may live on after Grand Theft Auto VI launches in 2025
14 February 2025

GTA Online’s future post-GTA VI launch addressed by Take-Two boss
Take-Two Interactive head Strauss Zelnick has suggested ‘Grand Theft Auto Online’ (‘GTA’) could live on after the release of ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’. The title - which is a multiplayer version ...

Rainbow Six Siege will be getting big changes
14 February 2025

Ubisoft has ‘big plans’ for Rainbow Six Siege, studio CEO says
Ubisoft has “big plans” for ‘Rainbow Six Siege’. Amid speculation that the studio is working on a sequel to its 2015 tactical shooter, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has suggested ‘Rainbow Six ...

It Takes Two developer Hazelight Studios 'will never be a live-service game studio'
14 February 2025

It Takes Two head vows dev Hazelight will ‘never be a live-service game studio’
Hazelight Studios founder Josef Fares has insisted the developer will “never be a live-service game studio”. Electronic Arts - which published Hazelight’s 2021 adventure-platformer ‘It Takes Two’ and its upcoming co-op ...

Days Gone Remastered is coming to PlayStation 5 and PC on 25 April 2025
13 February 2025

Days Gone Remastered coming to PS5 and PC
Sony has announced ‘Days Gone Remastered’. The action-survival game will be a revamped version of Bend Studio’s 2019 original title, and was announced at yesterday’s (12.02.25) Sony PlayStation State of Play ...

Directive 8020 is to hit PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on 2 October 2025
13 February 2025

Until Dawn dev Supermassive reveals launch date for new horror game Directive 8020
Supermassive Games has announced its new horror title ‘Directive 8020’ will launch on 2 October 2025. The studio - which has helmed beloved scary games like ‘Until Dawn’ - announced at ...

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Borderlands 4 received release dates for later this year at PlayStation's State of Play
13 February 2025

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Borderlands 4 get release dates
‘Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater’ and ‘Borderlands 4’ and are slated to release on 28 August 2025 and 23 September 2025 respectively. At yesterday’s (12.02.25) Sony PlayStation State of Play ...

Elden Ring: Nightreign is slated to hit consoles and PC on 30 May 2025
12 February 2025

Elden Ring: Nightreign release date revealed
‘Elden Ring: Nightreign’ will be released on 30 May 2025. The upcoming multiplayer survival title - which is a spin-off of FromSoftware’s 2022 RPG ‘Elden Ring’ - is slated to ...

Ella Purnell has teased season two of Fallout will have 'some big twists'
12 February 2025

Fallout season two will have ‘some big twists’, Ella Purnell teases
Ella Purnell has teased the second season of ‘Fallout’ will have “some big twists”. The hit Prime Video TV show - which is based on Bethesda’s beloved survival gaming franchise of ...

PUBG: Battlegrounds publisher Krafton is looking to 'accelerate the discovery of a new franchise IP'
12 February 2025

PUBG dev Krafton looking to ‘accelerate the discovery of a new franchise IP’
Krafton is looking to “accelerate the discovery of a new franchise IP”. The publisher - which helms the battle royale title ‘PUBG: Battlegrounds’ - has reported “record-breaking earnings” in 2024, with ...

Crysis developer Crytek has been hit by layoffs
12 February 2025

Crysis 4 ‘on hold’ as dev Crytek undergoes round of layoffs
The next ‘Crysis’ game is “on hold” as developer Crytek has been hit by layoffs. The studio - which has helmed the first-person-shooter series since its 2007 debut - has announced ...

Nintendo Switch 2 will be as affordable as possible
11 February 2025

Switch 2 will be as affordable as possible, promises Nintendo
The Switch 2 will be affordable, according to Nintendo. The Japanese video game giant's president Shuntaro Furukawa said during a recent earnings call that the 2017 Switch's predecessor will have “the ...

Avowed will be playable at 60fps on Xbox Series X
11 February 2025

Avowed WILL be playable at 60fps on Xbox Series X
'Avowed' will be playable at 60fps on Xbox Series X, Obsidian Entertainment has confirmed. The game's art director Matt Hansen had previously insisted that the upcoming RPG only needs a frame ...

Football Manager 25 has been shelved by Sega and Sports Interactive after they failed to achieve the technical advancements they set out to achieve
11 February 2025

Football Manager 25 AXED
'Football Manager 25' has been axed. Sega and Sports Interactive confirmed the much-delayed next instalment in the football simulator series has been shelved, owing to a series of challenges. The developer explained ...

Grand Theft Auto VI will eventually release on PC after first launching on PlayStation and Xbox, Take-Two Interactive Software boss Strauss Zelnick has hinted.
11 February 2025

GTA VI will come to PC after console release, Take-Two boss hints
Take-Two Interactive Software head Strauss Zelnick has hinted ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ (‘GTA VI’) will come to PC after first launching on console. The upcoming action-adventure title - which is being ...